Eamonn Holmes was late for his usual GB News Breakfast show this morning, forcing Tom Harwood to step in and cover in his absence.
Storm Kathleen swept through the country over the weekend causing severe delays to transport and commuters were warned that journey times may be elongated and cancellations are possible.
Eamonn was one of those affected and when he appeared on his usual show at 7:15 this morning to take over from fellow host Tom Harwood he said: “I should have run the length of Britain.
“Tom thanks for coming, it is good to see you, I’m glad that you could come in and hold the fort this morning.”
Eamonn was one of those affected from the storm
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When asked what happened, Eamonn explained: “I was at the airport by 11am yesterday morning. I didn’t get home until half 11 last night.
“It was just one of those things, the weather situation. A lot of people would be going through it. The further north you were, you were more likely to be affected. So Edinburgh, Newcastle, Glasgow, Aberdeen, nightmare. They were all affected by it.”
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He then jokingly yanked Tom on the arm and told him to “get out” of his seat next to Isabel so he could present the show.
He then got in his seat to take over the reins.
Yesterday Eamonn updated GB News viewers on the travel chaos via his X account.
He posted: “”Huge winds playing havoc with flights today. Not sure you’ll be seeing me on @GBNews Breakfast tomorrow the way things are going? Been in Glasgow airport since 11am.”
Eamonn then told Tom to “get out “of his seat
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Storm Kathleen grounded more than 100 flights, it has been widely reported, after the Met Office issued a yellow warning.
Last week Chief Meteorologist, Dan Suri, said: “Storm Kathleen will bring strong gusty winds to western areas of the UK through Saturday.
“Gusts of 50 to 60 mph are expected quite widely, while some exposed spots, particularly in coastal Northern Ireland.
“We will see 60 to 70 mph gusts with large waves also expected.”
“There will also be some blustery showers in the west with the eastern side of the UK seeing a drier and brighter day.
“With the winds coming from the south, some unseasonably warm air will be drawn across parts of the UK.
“When combined with sunny spells in East Anglia we could see temperatures reaching 21C or 22C for a time on Saturday.
“These temperatures are well above average for the time of year and the highest we’ve seen in the UK since last October.”
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